Karthik Subbaraj
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 19, 1983, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Movies
- 20
Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian director, writer and producer working in the Tamil film industry. Known for quirky, visually flamboyant genre films, he is considered a prominent director in modern Tamil cinema. He debuted with the film Pizza (2012), and has gone on to direct several successful films which have garnered critical acclaim and cult status among fans, including Jigarthanda (2014), Iraivi (2016) and Petta (2019).
Upcoming Karthik Subbaraj Movies
Pocket Novel
2026
December 24, 2026
Jigarthanda TripleX
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Pocket Novel | |
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Jaguar Car Owner (Uncredited Role) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Dorothy | Director, Screenplay |
| 2026 | Neelira | Producer |
| 2025 | Retro | Writer, Director |
| 2024 | Rathnam | Producer |
| 2023 | Jigarthanda DoubleX | Writer, Director |
| 2023 | Rekha | Producer |
| 2022 | Mahaan | Director, Writer |
| 2021 | Jagame Thandhiram | Writer, Director |
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Writer, Director |
| 2020 | Penguin | Producer |
| 2019 | Petta | Writer, Director |
| 2018 | Mercury | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2016 | Iraivi | Director, Screenplay |
| 2016 | Aviyal | Producer |
| 2015 | Bench Talkies | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | Jigarthanda | Director, Writer |
| 2012 | Pizza | Director, Screenplay |
| 2009 | Parallax | Director, Writer |
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